Overview. Use these controls to define the source for both Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 for any cursor type.
To use.
1. Click the Source drop-down list to select the measurement source for the cursor.
2. Click in a Position entry box and use a multipurpose knob to adjust the position of the cursor.
Behavior. If the cursor type is V Bars or H Bars, setting the Cursor 1 source sets the Cursor 2 source to the same value. To have
different sources for Cursor 1 and Cursor 2, set the Cursor 1 source first, and then set the Cursor 2 source.
NOTE. Only Screen Cursors have both an X and Y Position controls.
The Multi-Purpose Knobs Adj buttons appear only with Screen cursors. Click the Adj buttons to assign the multipurpose knobs to
the X-axis and the Y-axis controls.
What do you want to do next?
Learn about cursor types.
Learn about cursor styles.
Learn about Cursor Readouts in XY display format.
Customize color palettes
1. Click a User palette button in the Display control window, Colors tab.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. Click in the Hue, Saturation, or Lightness entry boxes; then use the multipurpose knobs to adjust the attributes.
Cycle area
The cycle area is a voltage over time measurement. The measurement is the area over the first cycle in the waveform or the first
cycle in the gated region expressed in volt-seconds. The area above the common reference point is positive while the area below
the common reference point is negative.
Oscilloscope reference
750 DPO70000SX, MSO/DPO70000DX, MSO/DPO70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000B Series